adjective
- characterized by, involving, or proceeding from fraud, as actions, enterprise, methods, or gains: a fraudulent scheme to evade taxes.
- given to or using fraud, as a person; cheating; dishonest.
adjective
- acting with or having the intent to deceive
- relating to or proceeding from fraud or dishonest action
adj.early 15c., from Middle French fraudulent, from Latin fraudulentus “cheating, deceitful,” from fraus (see fraud). Related: Fraudulently.